CNN is reporting that Michael Jackson‘s sister Janet attempted an intervention two years ago. Janet was so worried after visiting in 2007 that she tried to stage an intervention with assistance from her other brothers. Michael Jackson reportedly ordered his security guards not to let the family members in. He also refused to take calls from his mother, Katherine.Dr. Arnold Klein, who was Michael Jackson‘s dermatologist, said he warned the singer about drug use.

“I’m very shocked by it, but I have to tell you it’s not something that would be unheard of,” Dr. Arnold Klein said Wednesday on CNN’s “Larry King Live,” adding that he repeatedly warned Jackson about the danger of such drugs.

The cause of Jackson’s June 25 death is pending a toxicology report. It is also the focus of an investigation by police, the state attorney general’s office and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

$1.4 million.The city of Los Angeles says that Jackson’s memorial service cost $1.4 million.Costs included extra police on the streets, trash pickup, other sanitation and traffic control for the event. There were 3,000 police officers on hand. Los Angeles , which is already $530 million in debt, set up a Web page asking Jackson fans for donations to help with the expenses.Donors havecontributed more than $17,000 through the site.

Why did it cost so much?

The amount included $1.1 million in overtime pay for the 4,173 officers who worked to secure Staples Center, Forest Lawn cemetery and other areas that attracted fans and members of the media, the Police Department said in a statement.

There was a 1,500-word resolution , introduced by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to declare Michael Jackson “honoring an American legend and musical icon” and a “global humanitarian.”

Not so fast said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Debate on the symbolic measure could raise “contrary views” about Jackson’s life.

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you know…I was just thinking about how many starving people in our country that $17,000 could feed. sad what this country has come to when a music star's funeral has to be paid for by anyone other than their family. My city isn't going to pay for my funeral when I pass and they are alot more able to afford it than I am! Just dumb in my opinion!

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